Karen Nevills, FNP joins Hospital Medical Staff
Carthage Area Hospital is pleased to welcome Karen Nevills, FNP to its medical staff. Nevills will provide care at the Carthage Middle School-Based Health Clinic, 21986 Cole Road. Children enrolled in the school-based program can visit the clinic Monday through Friday 7am-3pm.
“It is with great honor and excitement that I have been given the opportunity to be part of the school based health clinics providing health services to local children,” said Nevills.
Nevills graduated from Jefferson Community College in 1980 with an A.A.S. in Nursing. She continued on to work as a school nurse at South Jefferson Central School while raising her young children. As her children grew older, Nevills worked as a RN for the Cerebral Palsy Clinic in Watertown. She moved on to Samaritan Medical Center and also the infirmary at Cape Vincent Correctional Facility. By 1990, she graduated from the Nurse Practitioner Program at Community General, Syracuse, NY. She went back to Samaritan Medical Center to work in primary care, followed by employment with Jefferson Anesthesia in the Pain Management Center. Her latest experience included 16 years of employment with Dr. John Poggi of North Country Oncology Hematology.
About School Based Health Clinics
Carthage Area Hospital operates four school-based health clinics located at Carthage High School, Carthage Middle School, Beaver River Central School, and LaFargeville Central School. A School-Based Health Clinic is a unique health care model in which comprehensive physical, mental, and preventative health services are provided to school-aged youth in the school setting. The clinic provides quality primary and preventative health care services to students enrolled in the program. It improves access to care for students, increased access to specialist referrals, and other related services. Students can receive diagnosis and treatment of acute illness injury, nutritional services, mental health services, physicals, and more.
All insurances are accepted and there are no copays. Each School-Based Health Clinic accepts the amount paid by insurance. There is no out-of-pocket expense for services performed in the clinic. Any services performed outside the clinic, such as labs or X-rays are subject to payment. Parents and guardians can contact the school-based clinic for more information.